According to recent figures, 65 percent of patients with cancer
receive radiation treatment. Since its opening in 1982, the ETMC
Cancer Institute's radiation oncology cancer has served more than
12,000 cancer patients. Onsite radiation oncologists (physicians
who specialize in this treatment) and medical physicists supervise
the radiation therapy program. The institute's radiation therapy
center provides state-of-the-art technology including the
simulation equipment and three-dimensional software that plans
treatment and linear accelerators that deliver the radiation
therapy.
The center was one of the first in the country to provide a new
technology in the treatment of selected brain tumors: stereotactic
surgery, which combines the disciplines of neurosurgery and
radiation therapy to reduce or eliminate these tumors. With
stereotactic radiosurgery, no incision is made. Instead, a surgeon
uses what is called an "X-knife" to direct a beam of radiation to a
tumor with pinpoint accuracy. This advanced technology reflects the
ETMC Cancer Institute's dedication to providing the most effective
and least invasive diagnosis and treatment modalities
available.
Call 903-595-5550 for more information.